Liz Gálvez

Liz Gálvez is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, where she teaches courses on design and environmentalism. She directs Office e.g., a practice operating between the San Francisco Bay Area and Michoacán, Mexico, focusing on the intersection of architecture, theory, and environmentalism through re-examining building technologies.

Educational Background:

• Master of Architecture (MArch), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (concentration: history, theory, and criticism of architecture)
• Bachelor of Science in Design (BSD) Architecture, Arizona State University (philosophy minor)

Research Interests:

• Design innovation in architectural practice
• Environmental sustainability and building technologies
• Material science applications in architecture
• Heating and cooling systems in architectural contexts
• Theoretical frameworks bridging architecture and environmentalism

Scientific Awards and Recognitions:

• 2022 Art Omi Fellow
• 2016 Seebacher Prize for the Fine Arts
• 2021 Architectural League Prize
• SOM Foundation Faculty Research Prize
• William Muschenheim Fellow at the University of Michigan (2018–19)

Publications and Exhibitions: Her writings have been published in Thresholds, Footprint, Pidgin, Plat, Pool, Disc., and other journals. Her work has been exhibited at Hohensalzburg Fortress (Austria), University of Michigan, Space p11 Gallery (Chicago), Farish Gallery at Rice University, and University of Virginia.